Distribute the icing over the entire cake.
•Walter distributed the sand over the icy spots.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
distribute */*/ — UK [dɪˈstrɪbjuːt] / US [dɪˈstrɪˌbjut] verb [transitive] Word forms distribute : present tense I/you/we/they distribute he/she/it distributes present participle distributing past tense distributed past participle distributed 1) a) to give… … English dictionary
distribute — dis|trib|ute [ dı strı,bjut ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to give something such as food, clothes, or money to a group of people, especially so that each person gets an equal share: The two men were convicted of distributing antigovernment leaflets.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
distribute — distribute, dispense, divide, deal, dole are comparable when they mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. Distribute implies either an apportioning among many by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts, and… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
distribute — verb ( uted; uting) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere, from dis + tribuere to allot more at tribute Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to divide among several or many ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
distribute — [[t]dɪstrɪ̱bjuːt[/t]] distributes, distributing, distributed 1) VERB If you distribute things, you hand them or deliver them to a number of people. [V n] Students shouted slogans and distributed leaflets... [V n to n] Thousands of soldiers are… … English dictionary
distribute — distributable, adj. /di strib yooht/, v.t., distributed, distributing. 1. to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot. 2. to disperse through a space or over an area; spread; scatter. 3. to promote, sell, and ship or deliver (an item or… … Universalium
distribute*/ — [dɪˈstrɪbjuːt] verb [T] 1) to give something such as food, clothes, or money to a group of people, especially so that each person gets an equal share The two men were distributing anti government leaflets.[/ex] We distributed beans and maize to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
distribute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. allot, parcel, apportion; disperse, scatter; divide, classify. See apportionment, arrangement, dispersion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To allot] Syn. dispense, divide, share, deal, dole, bestow, issue,… … English dictionary for students
distribute — dis|trib|ute W3 [dıˈstrıbju:t] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: distribuere to give out , from tribuere to give to a particular person ] 1.) to share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way = ↑give out distribute sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
To give over — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
